Training

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025

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In accordance with Title 70 Section 3-134, individuals seeking to establish a charter school or virtual charter school are required to complete up to ten (10) hours of training offered by the Statewide Charter School Board. This training will focus on the process and requirements for establishing a charter school or virtual charter school. Training shall be completed prior to applying with any Oklahoma charter school authorizer. For additional information or to register for the training, contact Dr. Jaycie Smith, Academic Compliance Officer, at (405) 522-8873 or email Jaycie.smith@scsb.ok.gov, which is linked via the Register Now button above.

Each charter school and virtual charter school authorizer annually must designate a representative to complete the Statewide Charter School Board authorizer/sponsor workshop. This workshop shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the Oklahoma Charter School Act, charter school governance, Internal Revenue Service rules for nonprofits, and school finance laws. For additional information or to register for the training, contact Dr. Jaycie Smith, Academic Compliance Officer, at (405) 522-8873 or email Jaycie.smith@scsb.ok.gov.

Pursuant to 70 O.S. § 5-110, newly elected/appointed charter school and virtual charter school governing board members are required to participate in at least twelve (12) hours of training within fifteen (15) months after the date of election/appointment. Incumbent school governing board members with no break in service are required to complete at least six (6) hours of training within fifteen (15) months after the date of reelection/reappointment.

Training hours shall be in the areas of school finance, legal issues, and the ethics, duties, and responsibilities of district board of education members. At least one (1) hour of instruction shall be in school finance, one (1) hour in the Oklahoma open Records Act and the Open Meeting Act and one (1) hour of instruction in ethics.

The Statewide Charter School Board provides training in monthly, online "Fourth Thursday Lunch and Learns," where participants can earn (1) hour of credit on a training topic via a webinar from noon to 1 pm; in an annual conference, where several hours of training can be earned; and specifically in School Finance, Ethics, and Open Records Act & the Open Meeting Act by contacting Dr. Jaycie Smith, (405) 522-8873, jaycie.smith@scsb.ok.gov. For more information, about Lunch and Learn training or the annual conference, contact Shelly Hickman, shelly.hickman@scsb.ok.gov.

FOURTH THURSDAY LUNCH & LEARN TRAINING SCHEDULE

• July 24: Power of the Public Record: Discovering the Data Defining Your School (ETH-Ethics credit) REGISTER NOW
• August 28: New Legislation Impacting Charter Schools (ETH) REGISTER NOW
• September 25: It Should Come As No Surprise: Red Flags & All Clears in School Budgets & Periodic Financials (FIN-School Finance) REGISTER NOW
• October  23: Top 10 Ways Boards Violate Open Records & Open Meetings Acts (OMA-Open Records Act & Open Meeting Act) REGISTER NOW